pacifies

[pas-uh-fahy]

Origin

verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.

to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm: to pacify an angry man.

to appease: to pacify one's appetite.

to reduce to a state of submission, especially by military force; subdue.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin pācificāre to make peace. See pacific, -fy

Related forms

pac·i·fi·a·ble, adjective

pac·i·fy·ing·ly, adverb

non·pac·i·fi·a·ble, adjective

re·pac·i·fy, verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.

un·pac·i·fi·a·ble, adjective

un·pac·i·fied, adjective

Synonyms
2. soothe, mollify, assuage.

Antonyms
2. anger, enrage.

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Pacifies is always a great word to know.

So is doohickey. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

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Word Origin & History

pacify

mid-15c., from M.Fr. pacifier, from O.Fr., "make peace," from L. pacificare "to make peace, pacify," from pacificus (see pacific).

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